erika young, director of strategic partnerships · 2017. 10. 10. · erika young, director of...
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www.T4america.org
@t4america
State transit governance
Erika Young, Director of Strategic
Partnerships
Smart Growth America’s Programs
T4A’s Mission
Transportation for America is an alliance of elected,
business and civic leaders from communities across the
country, united to ensure that states and the federal
government step up to invest in smart, homegrown, locally-
driven transportation solutions — because these are the
investments that hold the key to our future economic
prosperity.
Guiding Principles
• attract and retain talented workers.
• build brand identity and company culture.
• support creative collaboration.
• be closer to customers and business partners.
Business Moving Downtown
Business Moving Downtown
Business Moving Downtown
Business Moving Downtown
“ In a city as large as Atlanta it’s important for us to be
accessible to our clients, and being downtown puts us
near other large businesses where we have significant
relationships.“
—Mike Hurst, Regional Development Coordinator, SunTrust
Bank, Atlanta, GA
Small Metro and Rural, too
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Connecticut
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Dakota
Ohio
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Idaho
New
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Nevada
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Ohio DOT 2015 Ohio Transit Needs Study
State Public Transit Funding per captia
Oregon & Georgia
4 million statewide
1.5 million Portland
45% in Portland metro
10 million statewide
4.8 million Atlanta
48% in Atlanta
metro
Similarities
*Constitutionally directed funding
*1 major transit provider, many small to mid-size
providers
Oregon & Georgia
2016 Presidential vote by County
Public Transportation Funding in
Oregon
Public Transportation Funding in
Oregon
Public Transportation Funding in
Oregon
Public Transportation Funding in
Oregon
Local Funding Sources:
• Payroll tax
• Property Tax
• Earned Revenues and Fares
• General Fund
• Transportation Operation Fees
• Public/Private Funding Partnerships
Public Transportation Funding in
Oregon
HB 2017-10 (enacted)
• 10-yr; $5.3 billion
• Creates a Continuous Improvement Advisory
Committee for ODOT
• Conducts BCA for new capacity projects
• Raises gas tax
• 1/10 of 1% of employee wages ($20.28/yr)
• New car and bicycle taxes
State Funding Trends
How Georgia Could Fund Public
Transit
How Georgia Could Fund Public
Transit
• Not all answers, a
framework for approaching
performance measures
• Designed to increase
accountability and public
participation
• MAP21 measures –
possibilities & limitations
• Experience of those
writing/implementing
How Georgia Could Fund Public
Transit
WSDOT
How Georgia Could Fund Public
Transit
Reward Better Land Use
States may not control land use, but definitely influences it
Transit is successful where supportive land uses are in
place.
Reward Better Land Use
Macon, GA
• Hired SGA to examine ways to
rebuild their downtown
• Conducted a fiscal analysis of
their city services
• When combined, found 4.7
times more return on public
investment by changing land
uses
Reward Better Land Use
ARC’s Livable Centers Initiative
Creates compact, mixed-use, walkable communities
For Example:
Central Atlanta Progress
In conjunction with three existing LCI areas, Central Atlanta
Progress will analyze land use, zoning and transportation
needs in the City of Atlanta’s Memorial Drive corridor and
develop recommendations for legislative and regulatory changes.
• Transit now a leading community
investment
• Diversify funding sources, no one magic
source
• Use a carrot approach to create
supportive local land use plans
In Summary
